News 2015 December 7

RF Government looks into construction of compact FNPPs able to move along rivers

APM Terminals announces new CMA CGM service calls at Salalah

The SEA TERMINALS Project performs a public demonstration day of the pilot trials to the port cluster

Mermaid helps Jan De Nul Group in better assessing weather risk for offshore operations

ClassNK establishes Ship Data Center to accelerate Big Data use in the maritime industry

PPA reports Pilbara ports cargo volume growth in November

Hapag-Lloyd announces void sailing on Atlantic Express 1 (AX1) service

MOL to implement Equipment imbalance Surcharge on Intra Asia - Vietnam service

Wärtsilä delivers LNG-fired peaking power plant to Kerala, India

Port of Antwerp welcomes more and more “green” ships

Throughput of port Yuzhny (Ukraine) up 2.3% to 44,036,900 t in 11M’15

CMA CGM announces a pre-conditional voluntary general cash offer for NOL

Rosmorport starts repair excavating works at operational water area of port Kavkaz

Rosmorport takes part in Transport Week – 2015

Volga State University of Water Transport and two ship repair centers join hands to establish a resource center (photo)

ABB to power futuristic hybrid ferry on Norwegian fjords

ABB to provide power, propulsion and automation for world’s most advanced port icebreaker

Ingalls Shipbuilding gets $200m Navy's advance procurement contract for LPD 28

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 6,223 in RF spot market

Russian Railways' network loading down 1.2% to 1.11 bln t in 11M’15

Russia’s Deputy PM claims NSR to become a thoroughfare for round-the-year transportation

More than 50 Caspian Flotilla ships begin first course task performance

Sri Lanka Ports Authority gets Managing Director

Baltic Dry Index down to 563 points

Prospects of freight market in 2016-17 seen positively by Sovcomflot

Vallianz wins a time charter contract of US$98 million to supply four offshore support vessels

Brent Crude futures price down 1.17% to $42.72, Light Sweet Crude - down 0.99% to $39.58

Otto Marine secures charter for its second unit of new 238-men DP2 Work Maintenance Vessel for US$26 million

Sea port of Saint-Petersburg renewed its equipment fleet